Sex Toys Of The Future, According To The Adult Entertainment Expo (NSFW) You probably won't get a rise out of these toys. There are plenty of exhibitors at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, but these are the weirdest new additions we could find this year. The sex industry likes to think its on the cutting edge of extracurriculars, but these "new" products just made us giggle. Would you try them? Just be warned that some people are likely to find the photos below disturbing, and they are definitely not safe for work.
Real Dolls Andy Campbell / Huffington Post The Real Doll line of sex dolls have been around for a while, but now they're getting a little too real. Andy Campbell / Huffington Post It's like Draw Something, we think, except it's OK to draw creepy things and send the finished product to your buddies. How The Human Brain Creates Consciousness. Scientific talks can get a little dry, so I try to mix it up. I take out my giant hairy orangutan puppet, do some ventriloquism and quickly become entangled in an argument. I’ll be explaining my theory about how the brain — a biological machine — generates consciousness. Kevin, the orangutan, starts heckling me. ‘Yeah, well, I don’t have a brain. But I’m still conscious. Our First Glimpse of the Web that Connects All Galaxies. First Google Glass App for Sex Sees Everything (Yes, Everything) It was bound to happen: A developer claims that he built the first Google Glass app designed for sex.
No, not porn — sex. Sex With Glass is designed to let partners share their point of view with each other to "experience sex like never before. " The idea is that both parties will don Glass for the encounter, and the app will send a live video stream to the other person's display upon the command, "OK, Glass, it's time," letting them see what they see in real time. You stop the stream with the words, "OK, Glass, pull out," according to the app's website. The site claims the app will also be able to dim room lights and play mood music, presumably with home automation, as well as suggest new sexual positions with the words, "OK, Glass, give me ideas.
" The developer is also working on an accompanying iPhone app called Glance, which will let users switch the point of view to the iPhone's camera to see the "whole picture. " Add to that concerns about privacy. The Humble Toothbrush Gets an Internet Makeover. The Internet of Things appears to be expanding out from the poles of industrial machinery and everyday household items. Among the latter category, we can now count smart toothbrushes. Existing smart brushes have tracked how long and how often users brush, displaying the data in a mobile app and, upon request, sharing it with the user’s dentist. But a newcomer to the field, Kolibree, tracks not just the quantity but the quality of brushing behavior.
Many people learn at their semiannual visits to the dentist that they are missing a certain hard-to-reach nook. “Right now you get your feedback from your dentist maybe once or twice a year, and for the first time you can actually get that real-time feedback twice a day from this smart app,” Renee Blodgett, the company’s PR person, told the Wall Street Journal in a video interview.
Admittedly, oral hygiene isn’t a thrilling topic for most, so $99 – $199 may be a steep price for a Bluetooth-connected toothbrush. Photos: Kolibree, Beam Brush. Neil deGrasse Tyson: Science and Religion Are Not ‘Reconcilable,’ So Stop Trying. America’s favorite astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson sat down with PBS’ Bill Moyers Friday for an extended conversation about science, religion and the universe. Addressing science teachers who want to teach creationism in the classroom, Tyson said they can worship whatever God they want as long as they “keep it out” of the classroom. Tyson said he does not believe that faith and reason are “reconcilable” so he refuses to give credit to those who are trying to do so. “The track record is so poor,” he said, “the going forward I have essentially zero confidence that there would be fruitful things to emerge from the effort to reconcile them.” He went on to explain that as more scientific discoveries are made, the more “figurative” religious texts like the Bible become.
“Educated religious people are perfectly fine with that,” he said. Tyson said that a “free country” means that people can believe whatever they want: “Think that there’s one God, two Gods, ten Gods, or no Gods.” Human Brain in 3-D Detail. Discovery of Quantum Vibrations in 'Microtubules' Inside Brain Neurons Supports Controversial Theory of Consciousness. With Emotion Recognition Algorithms, Computers Know What You’re Thinking. Back when Google was first getting started, there were plenty of skeptics who didn’t think a list of links could ever turn a profit.
That was before advertising came along and gave Google a way to pay its bills — and then some, as it turned out. Thanks in part to that fortuitous accident, in today’s Internet market, advertising isn’t just an also-ran with new technologies: Marketers are bending innovation to their needs as startups chase prospective revenue streams. A handful of companies are developing algorithms that can read the human emotions behind nuanced and fleeting facial expressions to maximize advertising and market research campaigns.
Major corporations including Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Unilever, Nokia and eBay have already used the services. They’ve all developed the ability to identify emotions by taking massive data sets — videos of people reacting to content — and putting them through machine learning systems. Here’s how the systems work. 2014: a year for synthetic biology, dark matter, and more! This computer simulation visualizes the filaments of dark matter thought to underpin the Universe’s structure of galaxies and galaxy clusters. Expectations concerning energy and science continue to build up as new discoveries and enterprises are unveiled during the first weeks of 2014.
This year promises interesting energy and health solutions, which go from upgrades in wind powered renewable electricity to further understanding of what black matter is. Wind will now blow stronger! While scientists are still looking for new alternatives to traditional fossil fuels, a great number of ambitious projects in wind powered renewable electricity have been undertaken. For instance, Deepwater Wind (near Block Island, Rhode Island) and Cape Wind (in Massachusetts’ Nantucked Sound) are now competing to become the first offshore wind farm in the United States.
Along with power from waves, volcanoes, biomass and the sun, wind power is conceived as a significant alternative energy source in 2014. UTAustinX: UT.6.01x: Embedded Systems - Shape The World. Infinite series: When the sum of all positive integers is a small negative fraction. Photo by Numberphile, from the video Important update, Jan. 17 at 18:00 UTC: There have been a lot of objections raised about the video mentioned below and the way I describe the math therein. It's more than I can simply add or update here, so I'm going over all the input and will write a follow-up soon. Very briefly: The series manipulation done in the video is a bit of a trick and is not rigorous, but there are rigorous mathematical solutions which do work under certain circumstances. However, interpreting them is tricky. Again, more coming soon. Important update, Jan. 19 at 2:00 UTC: After writing this post, I received a lot of objections about it. This post involves math. Math can be a bit tricky sometimes.
OK, stop your uproarious laughter. I mean math itself. But sometimes it isn’t. Right. First, the credits: This was done by video-maker Brady Haran. Like the one you just saw. First, what’s an infinite series? You may have covered series in high school. Seriously. Spark.io Hackers Make An Open-Source Nest Thermostat. Sure it’s not made of metal, nor did it convince Google to give its creators billions of dollars, but dammit if this isn’t a cool hack.
The folks at Spark.io, creators of the Spark Core, a unique Wi-Fi development board that allows you to add Wi-Fi controls to Arduino projects, have used their tech to create a Nest-alike with some of the same features as Tony Fadell’s popular wall wart. The team essentially created a web-connected thermostat by cutting out a nice hunk of wood and some plastic and adding a Spark Core and some control logic. The device can change temperature by scrolling the large wheel on the front and displays the temperature using an LED display. Most of the other logic – including temperature logging and remote control – happens on a remote server. To sense the temperature and humidity they added a Honeywell HumidIcon chip and a motion sensor tells the system when you’re away. Is this high quality stuff? By no means, but it’s cool that they tried. Rewinding to Betamax: The path to consumers’ “right to record”
In the spring of 1978, the program guide published by a Los Angeles public television station contained more than just schedules; it told viewers when they could watch its programs—and what they were allowed to do with those programs. Some programs, the guide showed, could be taped without restriction. For others, viewers could record as long as they followed certain restrictions, such as deleting the recording within seven days.
Still other programs shouldn't be recorded at all, since the copyright holders objected to such recording. “Everyone said the sky is falling. Broadcasters were saying no one would ever advertise if people time-shift.” In all, out of the 107 television programs that would be broadcast on Channel 58 that season, 62 of them authorized some home taping. In 1976, shortly after its Betamax machine hit the market, Sony Corporation had been sued by the studios, which said that home taping was illegal. The Sony Corp. v. Consumer reaction was lukewarm, however. 7 classic versions of Windows and Mac OS you can run in a browser.
Microsoft's Windows and Apple's Mac operating systems have inspired truly prodigious amounts of adulation and horror on the part of computer users for about three decades now. Those of us who love technology aren't likely to forget our first desktop operating systems. But the OSes of yore don't have to live only in your memories. While it might be difficult to fire up the first PCs you ever owned today, some computer enthusiasts have made it easy for us to relive what it was like to use them again with almost no effort at all. If you want to be able to use all the features of an old operating system, you'll probably have to find the software and load it in a virtual machine. Windows 1.0: It’s older than the World Wide Web It's the very first version of the most widely used desktop operating system in history, released in 1985. Mac OS System 7 on a virtual Mac Plus This website lets you run Mac OS System 7, released in 1991, on a simulated Macintosh Plus, a computer introduced in 1986.
Astounding Result - Numberphile. Net neutrality is half-dead: Court strikes down FCC’s anti-blocking rules. The Federal Communication Commission's net neutrality rules were partially struck down today by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which said the Commission did not properly justify its anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules. Those rules in the Open Internet Order, adopted in 2010, forbid ISPs from blocking services or charging content providers for access to the network.
Verizon challenged the entire order and got a big victory in today's ruling. While it could still be appealed to the Supreme Court, the order today would allow pay-for-prioritization deals that could let Verizon or other ISPs charge companies like Netflix for a faster path to consumers. The court left part of the Open Internet Order intact, however, saying that the FCC still has "general authority" to regulate how broadband providers treat traffic. The FCC got itself into trouble with some wishy-washy rulemaking. The 81-page ruling (PDF) today states the following: Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century - Industry Tap.
By: David Russell Schilling | October 28th, 2013 Thorium Concept Car - Image Courtesy www.greenpacks.com There are now over one billion cars traveling roads around the world directly and indirectly costing trillions of dollars in material resources, time and noxious emissions. Imagine all these cars running cleanly for 100 years on just 8 grams of fuel each. Laser Power Systems (LPS) from Connecticut, USA, is developing a new method of automotive propulsion with one of the most dense materials known in nature: thorium.
Because thorium is so dense it has the potential to produce tremendous amounts of heat. The company has been experimenting with small bits of thorium, creating a laser that heats water, produces steam and powers a mini turbine. Cadillac World Thorium Fuel Concept (Image Courtesy www.cutedesign.com) Current models of the engine weigh 500 pounds, easily fitting into the engine area of a conventionally-designed vehicle. The idea of using thorium is not new. Thanks for reading! Should We Colonise the Moon? Agnes Meyer-Brandis: Moon Goose Colony, Pollinaria, 2011 On Saturday i went to The Arts Catalyst's Open Think Tank Late Breakfast, the round table discussion was part of a series of events that frame the exhibition Republic of the Moon.
Both were very good. The exhibition and the panel, that is. The round table, orchestrated by artists in residence Sue Corke and Hagen Betzwieser from We Colonised the Moon, explored the idea of moon colonisation from the perspective of science, politics, theology, philosophy, and art. Panel 'Should We Colonise the Moon? The first speaker was Ian Crawford, Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Crawford started by answering the question Should We Colonise the Moon? The caveats are: - The colonization should be an international endeavour (we don't want another Cold War space race); - It should be regulated. Liliane Lijn, moonmeme The moon's surface area is roughly 10% bigger than Africa. How vinyl records are made (1956) China's Moon Rover Snaps a View of Earth We Haven't Seen in 40 Years. 50 Best Natural History Blogs. No matter how sophisticated humanity’s technology grows, nature will continue to draw in just as much — if not more — fascination. From the most distant galaxies to the imperceptible quasar, the scientific principles driving the universe lead millions to study them in depth and attempt to make sense of any mysteries. No matter one’s proficiency and area of interest, there exists a blog catering to their needs.
Though the term "best" is, of course, highly subjective, the following resources provide a nice start for natural history enthusiasts hoping to immerse themselves in the world’s organic curiosities. Astronomy Evolutionary Biology and Genetics Geology Nature Photography Paleontology. 50 Best Natural History Blogs. Creating your First Multi-touch Table. Beautiful electric bicycles | Faraday Bicycles. Wearable Technologies. For Couples Split by Distance, Two Screens Can Blink as One. Why Is the Solar System Flat? T-Mobile Will Pay Your Early Termination Fee If You Switch. Why You Should Upload Yourself to a Supercomputer. An entirely new class of galaxy-escaping hypervelocity stars.
T-Mobile CEO: “This industry blows,” biggest carriers offer “horsesh**” Beautiful electric bicycles | Faraday Bicycles. Faraday’s Stylish New Bicycle Will Change How You Think About E-Bikes. Media Player. On the Path of Knowledge | An insight into the life of a travelling student. From Linux-powered warships to robot bears, the year in Ars Tech Lab. Polynesians may have beat computers to using binary. Apple’s incremental 2013—and what to expect in 2014. The Day Google Had to 'Start Over' on Android - Fred Vogelstein. Seismologists offer explanation for mysterious aerial light orbs preceding quakes. Thorium put to use, kills a few more versions of Supersymmetry. Teleza Turns Your Mobile Device Into A Dual-SIM Powerhouse.
Stunning photography of man's mightiest shame. How US Internet service might get better—and worse—in 2014. Such Hack. Many Dogecoin. Very Disappear. So Gone. Wow. You Probably Don't Have Bipolar Disorder (Or One Of These 7 Other Conditions) Billion-dollar climate denial network exposed. The Objects in Space That We Really, Really Can't Explain.
Visit to the World's Fair of 2014. #3 Parallel Worlds exist and will soon be testable, expert says. Reflected hidden faces in photographs revealed in pupil. Capturing images of bystanders by zooming in on pictures of corneas. Asia’s Richest Man Invests In BitPay. We're About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It | Wired Opinion. Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs of 2013. Prosthetic Knowledge Picks: The Year of the Oculus Rift. These Vintage Videos Accurately Predicted Today's Technology. Advanced Imaging Reveals a Computer 1,500 Years Ahead of Its Time. Tikker. We're About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It | Wired Opinion. The darkly funny drawings of Laurie Lipton. For some government agencies, it’s only official if it’s on floppies.
How Does Apple Really Feel About Bitcoin? Xbox Live among game services targeted by US and UK spy agencies | World news. President Obama calls on every American to learn code. 12 Real Life Inventions That Science Fiction is Neglecting at its Peril. New Linux worm targets routers, cameras, “Internet of things” devices. Three Problems Stopping Bezos’ Army Of Amazon Delivery Drones. OpenBCI. Raspberry Pi Multi-Room Audio (Mobile/Tablet/PC Controlled) Arduino Laser Engraver. How to Burst the "Filter Bubble" that Protects Us from Opposing Views. There’s a Naturally Occurring Nuclear Fission Reactor in West Africa. The first person in the world to become a government-recognized cyborg. New Malware Can Jump Air Gaps Using Inaudible Sound. EDA Software | Electronic Design Automation | Altium.
The secret Hong Kong facility that uses boiling goo to mine Bitcoins. Blueshift Helium is the World's First Wireless Supercapacitor-Powered Speaker. Raspberry Pi - Top 10 Moments and... Meet the Super-Fast, Radar-Jamming, Unnervingly Intelligent Missiles of 2030. New Kepler analysis finds many Earth-like planets; total 3,500 exoplanets. BufferBox. Finally, a bill to end patent trolling. RUMBLINGS: Apple pondering 'Touch Cover keyboard' for iPads. Same Gene Mutations Tied to 12 Cancers. "God particle" Higgs boson - explained. Lavabit founder, under gag order, speaks out about shutdown decision.
Google Maps Easter Egg Lets You Explore The TARDIS. Lavabit founder, under gag order, speaks out about shutdown decision. Linus Torvalds defends his right to shame Linux kernel developers. Chinese supercomputer destroys speed record and will get much faster. Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology. How A Tiny New Compose Window Could Reinvent Gmail. Stamp-On Circuits Could Put Your Phone On Your Finger. Digital Products Should Foster Good Habits. Here Are 4 Rules For Doing It. 5 | Microsoft’s Vision Of The Future Is Trapped In A Box. Researching Ways to Improve Computer Speed, Efficiency.